Research Methods for the Digital Humanities - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3319967126 ISBN 13: 9783319967127

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

Synopsis

This volume introduces the reader to the wide range of methods that digital humanities employ, and offers a practical guide to the study, interpretation, and presentation of cultural material and practices. In this instance, the editors consider digital humanities to include both the use of computing to understand cultural material in new ways, and the application of theories and methods from the humanities to interpret new technologies. Each chapter provides a step-by-step guide to cutting-edge methodologies so that students can make informed decisions about the methods they use, consider ethical practices, follow practical procedures, and present their work effectively. Readers will develop practical and reflexive understandings of the software and digital devices that they study and use for research, and the book will help new researchers collaborate and contribute to their scholarly communities, and to public discourse. As contemporary humanities work becomes increasingly interdisciplinary, and increasingly permeated by and with digital technologies, this volume helps new researchers navigate an evolving academic environment. Humanities and social sciences students will find this textbook an invaluable resource for assessing and creating digital projects.

About this title

About the Author:

lewis levenberg has a PhD in Cultural Studies from George Mason University, USA. He manages an information-technology research consultancy in New York. Tai Neilson is a lecturer in Media at Macquarie University, Sydney. He has published work in Journalism, Fast Capitalism, and Global Media Journal.  David Rheams has a PhD in Cultural Studies from George Mason University, USA. He has been in the software industry for over 15 years leading support and product teams.

Review:

“This book will help readers to navigate practical applications and to have critical understandings of DH methods. It would be of interest to some DH students and researchers, social scientists, humanists, and computer and data scientists because of its broad scope of projects.” (Huayong Li, DSH Digital Scholarship in the Humanities, Vol. 34 (3), September, 2019)

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 3319967126
• ISBN 13: 9783319967127
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344
• Editor: Levenberg Lewis, Neilson Tai, Rheams David